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the ratio of red to grern to blue sweets in a packet is 2:3:1. if there are 18 green sweets, how many blue sweets are there?? ​

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If the ratio is 2:3:1

You are looking for y in x:18:y

To get from 2:3:1 you multiply by 3 so your new ratio would be

6:18:3 so there would be 3 blue sweets
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